Last week President Truman reported to Congress on the progress of "Assistance to Greece and Turkey." The report's optimistic conclusion: "All of the necessary elements for Greek recovery . . . can begin to be operative once internal order is established. . . ." But other reports from Greece indicate that economic reconstruction must follow, not precede, the establishment of law & order. TIME Correspondent Robert Low cabled from Athens last week:
The $300 million American aid-to-Greece program is failing. If you sit around Athens, close your eyes to everything but the abundant food...